The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27


gentlemen" and noble lords" are
spending their time asking questions
Of the Ministers as il they were
playing at some juvenile game Of
riddles
Riddle ne. RI Idle me, riddle me, re.
Arc any Of our ships AZ to 80 TO sea"'
is the sort Of thing. Just now there
is a great TODD about cutlasses and
sword bayonets issued to Her Ma
iesty's soldiers and sailors, and said
TO be defective. Ii comes out in the
answers of the Secretaries that there
were some OF them made as long ago
as 1859, or before our civil war, and
the explanation given is that the
tests to which they are subjected are
more severe now than they were
tweoty and thirty years ago.
There has been good deal OF Cos
sip in private and semi official cir
Giles here about the retirement of
Mr.. Parnell from politics, though
not word Of it has found its way
into print here. An American cor
respondent got hold Of the story and
flashed il over the cable to his paper,
and created CONSERVATION in the
camp of the Irish party. | met one
OF the lieutenants Of Mr.. Parnell in
Parliament next day and asked him,
or rather started to ask him, about
the story. He began to deny it be-
fore had told him what | had
heard. There seems to be no doubt,
though, that before long Mr.. Parnell
will retire, and he would do so now
if the Irish Nationalist could agree
on a leader. Tim Healy was re-
turned week ago without opposi-
ton as member for Longford, and he
vents to succeed to the leadership,
and has his partisans. On the other
hand, the more conservative-no, |
mean cautious (there are no conserv-
a tive lrishmen) prefer O'Brien, for
while they consider Healy an able
man they think him too hot headed
for leader.
AS for the reason of Parnell's re-
tirement, ill health is one reason
ri yen, and his ailment is said to be
Bright's disease Of the kidneys.
Others and uuiriendly people say
Parnell has made money, sees no
hope Of success for his party, and
thinks this a good time to get out
gracefully and enjoy the rest Of his
life peacefully.
Fifty years ago the Queen reviewed
the troops at Windsor, wearing a
mill airy coat with huge lapel, mas
culine stock about the throat, and a
peaked hat, behind which her naxen
hair was closely tucked away to com
plete the illusion. Some irreverent
wight suggests that Her Majesty
should don q similar dress when she
reviews 100000 men at Aldershot
the coming summer. However, be-
fore that the Queen is going to AK
les Bains to recruit for the arduous
pleasures and duties incident to the
jubilee celebrations. In this she is
more fortunate than the President
OF the United States, who must take
his pleasures at home, and cannot go
outside the territory Of the United
States. This is most stupid restric-
ton, and one quite unworthy a free
country. Why the President should
not take a trip to Canada for salmon
fishing, or why he and his bride
should not make a flying trip to Lon
don and Paris, and get the benefit Of
the ocean voyage in midsummer, is
something it would puzzle any one to
give a good reason for. | am sure our
President works hard enough, and is
sufficiently at the mercy of Office seek
ers and b0res ten months in the year
TO be entitled to a recreation, and to
take it where he liked. The country
would not go to pieces if he were out
of it any more than it has done when
death has removed Presidents in
office. At any rate, the Queen is off
soon, but the heir apparent has gone
first, and is now disporting himself as
gay bachelor on the Riviera, whence
he will return to hold levees in cou :
pie OF weeks. Meantime the Princess
is not staying with her royal mamma
in.law; for, while they get on very we'll
apart, their habits of lite and thought
are not such as to make them enjoy
each others society for any pro-
tracted period of time. The Queen
thinks the Princess too juvenile in
her manners, dress etc. what the
Princess thinks of the Queen is not
recorded. The latest matrimonial on
dit at Court is that Alexander, the
"misft" King of Bulgaria, is to mar
ry the widowed Duchess Of Albany,
and greatly to the Queens delight.
The death is announced of the
Duke OF Leinstor. His wife is q sis
ter Of the Duke of Sutherland, now
in America, and Of the late Duchess
OF Westminster. The women Of this
family are celebrated for their beau
ty, aud one OF the brothers at least,
Lord Ronald Cover, who is one OF
the Vice Presidents of the American
Exhibition, came in Tor fair share
of their good looks.
This week the American Exhibi-
ton has been favored with voluntary
tenders of some very attractive ex-
hibits. Mons. j. Bartholdi, the
celebrated French sculptor, has Of
Tered the Executive Council an i'm
mense painting on canvas of the
Harbor of New York, to which is
added a panoramic view OF that city,
together with Brooklyn, Jersey City,
and the other suburbs on its water
front. This will find suitable place
in the main vtstibule of the Exhbi-
tion Building as typical of the entry
into the Natural Gateway of the
New World In addition to this a
replica of his famous colossal statue
OF Liberty Enlightening the " orld,
which now stands on Bedloes Island,
IN the lower bay of New York, has
also been rendered by Nj. Bartholdi
aud accepted by the Council. w.
and A, X. johnson, the great map
publishers OF Edinburg and London,
havl constructed and presented TO
the council huge hemisphere, rep
reseuliog the United States. This
remarkable structure is 81 feet in
diameter, painted on canvas in solid
colors Similar bemispheres were